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Health Planning Tools

This website is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.

The Healthy Community Design Initiative, also known as the Built Environment and Health Initiative, is no longer a funded program and the information on this website is not being reviewed and updated on a regular basis.

This page describes tools created by CDC and partners to help planners, decision-makers, the public, and other stakeholders with health planning.

The CDC/DOT Transportation and Health Tool gives transportation decision-makers, health officials, and the public easy access to data to understand the health impact of an existing transportation system or proposed transportation project.

The Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment Toolkit can assist in the development of HIAs with park and trail components. It provides a framework for public health departments, city planners, project managers, and other stakeholders to work together.

The Healthy Community Checklist[PDF – 172 KB] (Michigan Department of Community Health) is a 40-item questionnaire that provides a quick assessment of a community’s health environment with regard to promoting physical activity; healthy eating and healthy weight; and smoke-free environments and tobacco-free lifestyles.